USSC public hearing next week to discuss crack retroactivity

Mark your calender, sentencing fans:  as noted on the US Sentencing Commission’s website, “a public meeting of the Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 3:30 p.m., in the Mecham Conference Center, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, D.C.”  This official notice provides a bit more background and this enticing agenda:

• Possible Votes on Retroactivity
• Adjourn

I think this means we could have a decision on crack retroactivity as early as next week.  But the word “possible” in the agenda, of course, might mean that the issue may not be settled that soon.

Some recent related posts:

• USSC hearing testimony on crack amendment retroactivity
• A report on the USSC crack retroactivity hearing
• Media coverage of crack retroactivity hearing
• Inside the Beltway views on crack amendment retroactivity
• Effective coverage of crack retroactivity debate
• USSC analysis on potential crack amendment retroactivity impact
• Thoughtful review of crack amendment retroactivity debate
• Latest FSR issue covers crack sentencing